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Western Australia

American

noun

a state in W Australia. 975,920 sq. mi. (2,527,635 sq. km). Perth.

Western Australia British

noun

a state of W Australia: mostly an arid undulating plateau, with the Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, and Great Victoria Desert in the interior; settlement concentrated in the southwest; rich mineral resources. Capital: Perth. Pop: 1 969 046 (2003 est). Area: 2 527 636 sq km (975 920 sq miles)

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It is the second fatal shark attack in Australian coastal waters in as many weeks, after a 38-year-old was killed while spearfishing near Perth, in Western Australia, last Saturday.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The species is currently spread across four locations, including two islands off the coast of Western Australia.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Silvey, 43, was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home in Western Australia where several electronic devices were seized.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Since 2012, the facility has been refining pure metals from raw materials mined in Western Australia, in an intensive and complicated separation procedure.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Because Western Australia is on the opposite side of Earth from Idaho.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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